MIT OLL: Getting up to Speed in Biology, Summer 2020

by MIT OpenCourseWare · 28 videos

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1 Introduction to Getting up to Speed in Biology 6:09 2020-08-21
2 Lecture 1.1: The Molecules of Life — Representing Molecules 6:28 2020-08-21
3 Lecture 1.2: The Molecules of Life — Polar and Non-polar Molecules 4:32 2020-08-21
4 Lecture 1.3: The Molecules of Life — Types of Bonds 4:20 2020-08-21
5 Lecture 1.4: The Molecules of Life — Recognizing Macromolecules 19:28 2020-08-21
6 Lecture 1.5: The Molecules of Life — Nucleic Acid Polarity 8:06 2020-08-21
7 Lecture 1.6: The Molecules of Life — Protein Polarity 5:38 2020-08-21
8 Lecture 1.7: The Molecules of Life — Conclusion 0:57 2020-08-21
9 Lecture 2.1: The Cell and How it Works — Condensation and Hydrolysis 5:50 2020-08-21
10 Lecture 2.2: The Cell and How it Works — Free Energy and Reaction Kinetics 11:39 2020-08-21
11 Lecture 2.3: The Cell and How it Works — Pathways 5:50 2020-08-21
12 Lecture 2.4: The Cell and How it Works — Organelles 11:21 2020-08-21
13 Lecture 2.5: The Cell and How it Works — Cell Division 16:32 2020-08-21
14 Lecture 2.6: The Cell and How it Works — Conclusion 1:08 2020-08-21
15 Lecture 3.1: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Rules 11:29 2020-08-21
16 Lecture 3.2: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Replication 7:09 2020-08-21
17 Lecture 3.3: Information Transfer in Biology — Transcription 7:22 2020-08-21
18 Lecture 3.4: Information Transfer in Biology — Translation 13:43 2020-08-21
19 Lecture 3.5: Information Transfer in Biology — Conclusion 4:55 2020-08-21
20 Lecture 4.1: Inheritance and Genetics — Genes to Proteins 12:33 2020-08-21
21 Lecture 4.2: Inheritance and Genetics — Allele Segregation 12:51 2020-08-21
22 Lecture 4.3: Inheritance and Genetics — Punnet Squares 20:08 2020-08-21
23 Lecture 4.4: Inheritance and Genetics — Pedigrees 19:48 2020-08-21
24 Lecture 4.5: Inheritance and Genetics — Conclusion 1:28 2020-08-21
25 Lecture 5.1: Building with DNA — Restriction Digests 18:20 2020-08-21
26 Lecture 5.2: Building with DNA — Compatible Ends 14:40 2020-08-21
27 Lecture 5.3: Building with DNA — Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 11:12 2020-08-21
28 Lecture 5.4: Building with DNA — Conclusion 2:37 2020-08-21

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